Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School
🇨🇦 Official data · 2025Kingston, Ontario K7P2V9 · Algonquin and Lakeshore CDSB
#255 of 766 secondary schools in Ontario
#255 of 766 nationally
About Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School
Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School is a catholic secondary located in Kingston, in the Algonquin and Lakeshore CDSB school board or district of Ontario, Canada. It caters for Grades 9-12. In 2025 it enrolled 1,295 students. Publicly funded Catholic (separate) school boards in Ontario; free to attend.
Its Success Index (Canada) is 62.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools in Canada and 255th of 766 ranked secondary schools in Ontario. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer low-income households) (84th percentile), and its weakest is eqao grade 9 mathematics (43th percentile).
Other published figures: enrolment 1,295; first language not english 5%; special education 33%; identified as gifted 0%.
There are 66 schools in Kingston; Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School ranks 22nd of 49 scored schools there.
Success Index (Canada) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across Canada.
- EQAO Grade 3 (reading, writing, maths) (20%)–
- EQAO Grade 6 (reading, writing, maths) (25%)–
- EQAO Grade 9 mathematics (25%)52%
- OSSLT first-attempt pass rate (20%)89%
- FSA literacy score (25%)–
- FSA numeracy score (25%)–
- Community advantage (fewer low-income households) (10%)5%
- Parent education (fewer parents without a credential) (10%)1%
The Success Index (Canada) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School by the official sources.
- Enrolment
- 1,295
- Students enrolled in the latest published year.
- EQAO Grade 9 maths
- 52%
- % at or above the provincial standard in Grade 9 mathematics.
- OSSLT pass rate
- 89%
- % passing the Grade 10 literacy test on the first attempt.
- Low-income households
- 5%
- % of students living in low-income households.
- Parents without a credential
- 1%
- % of students whose parents have no degree, diploma or certificate.
- First language not English
- 5%
- % of students whose first language is not English.
- Special education
- 33%
- % of students receiving special education services.
- Identified as gifted
- 0%
- % of students identified as gifted.
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Schools near Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (Canada).
Lancaster Drive Public School
Kingston · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
375 students · 350 m away
St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic School
Kingston · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
220 students · 350 m away
Bayridge Secondary School
Kingston · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
595 students · 908 m away
Bayridge Public School
Kingston · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
320 students · 1.2 km away
St. Genevieve Catholic School/Ecole Catholique Sainte-Genevieve
Kingston · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
500 students · 1.2 km away
St. John XXIII Catholic School
Kingston · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
285 students · 1.5 km away
Archbishop O'Sullivan Catholic School
Kingston · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
230 students · 1.5 km away
Cataraqui Woods Elementary School
Kingston · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
420 students · 1.8 km away
W.J. Holsgrove Public School
Westbrook · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
245 students · 2.1 km away
Bayridge Learning Centre
Kingston · Public alternative · Grades 9-12
85 students · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in Ontario with a comparable Enrolment.
Holy Cross Catholic Academy High School
Woodbridge · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
1,295 students
St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School
Oakville · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
1,300 students
St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School
Bowmanville · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
1,300 students
St Thomas of Villanova Secondary School
Lasalle · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
1,290 students
All Saints Catholic Secondary School Secondary School
Whitby · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
1,285 students
St Mary Catholic Secondary School
Pickering · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
1,310 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School a good school?
Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School has a Success Index (Canada) of 62.1 out of 100 (Top 50% of secondary schools in Canada) and ranks #255 of 766 in Ontario. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School rank in Ontario?
Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School ranks #255 of 766 secondary schools in Ontario and #255 of 766 nationally on the Success Index (Canada) (2025 data).
How many students attend Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School?
Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School had 1,295 students in 2025.
Is Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School a elementary school or a secondary school?
Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School is classified as a secondary covering Grades 9-12. It is a catholic school.
What other schools are near Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (Canada) and distance, and can be compared side by side.